This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 26 clues. Answers range from 3 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
area around the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes occur most
crust and upper area of the mantle
large pieces of the lithosphere
places where the plates meet
used to detect, time, and measure the movements of the earth
strength of an earthquake's seismic waves
released energy that causes vibrations in the earth's surface
breaks in the earth's surface along which rock can move
giant ocean wave
scientists who study volcanoes
scientist who studies the movement of the earth
point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
beginning point of an earthquake
a hot spring that contains more mud than water
a hot spring that periodically blows steam and hot water into the air
water heated by hot magma
kind of rock a volcano produces
mud and rock fragments that surge down a mountain when part of it collapses
volcanic fog
avalanche-like emission of red-hot dust and gases
mixture of cinders, ash, and rock discharged by a volcano
places where a pool of intensely hot magma rises toward the surface
magma that breaks the earth's surface
pockets of molten rock in the earth's lithosphere
forms where a crack in the earth's crust allows magma and gases to come to the surface
vibrations of energy flowing from the focus